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Characters
Quotes
Vocab
Plot 1
Cruelty
100
He's a pharmacist
Who is Mr. Milgrom?
100
"You are both equally wonderful. You are each wonderful in your own way."
Who is Mr. Milgrom?
100
"m" word for a sacred candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple in Jerusalem
What is menorah?
100
These are called black pearls in the story.
What are pieces of coal?
100
When Misha sees soldiers cutting a Jewish man's beard early in the book, this is his suggestion.
Come to our place. We live in a barbershop.
200
Small girl who follows Misha through the hole in the wall to help steal food
Who is Janina?
200
"Okay, I'll marry you."
Who is Vivian?
200
"w" word for be undecided between two opinions or courses of action; be irresolute.
What is waver?
200
He was blamed for stealing the black and golden horse from the merry-go-round.
Who is "a Jew"?
200
The embarrassing way a Jewish man was forced to ride a horse.
Tied stomach down, with his face toward the horse's rump
300
The fat flop in the ghetto who likes to suffocate children
Who is Buffo?
300
"You must not run away. If you do, the Nazis will burn down the farm and feed us to the pigs."
Who is Elzbieta?
300
"n" word for quick and light in movement or action; agile.
What is nimble?
300
People in the ghetto put this over the dead bodies in the streets.
What is a newspaper?
300
The first act of cruelty Misha sees committed against a Jew. He doesn't understand what's happening, and he tells Uri to come see.
A man was forced to clean the sidewalk with his beard.
400
He has one arm and believes in angels
Who is Olek?
400
(in heaven) "They pump the air back into you and you're as good as new!"
Who is Kuba?
400
"c" word for a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night.
What is curfew?
400
"Squirrels" sold by vendors were actually these.
What are rats?
400
The man who was accused of stealing the merry-go-round horse was punished this way
He was tied up and sprayed with water when it was freezing outside. When Misha walked away, he was turning blue.
500
the "smoke blower" boy
Who is Ferdi?
500
"Real mothers don't die."
Who is Ferdi?
500
"g" word for provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction
What is goad?
500
This happens to Uncle Shepsel as he is forced to stand at attention out in the snow.
They put a muzzle of a rifle in his mouth and push him down with it, causing a domino effect with the people lined up behind him.
500
Three ways the Jackboots abused Mrs. Milgrom. (1000 points each)
-Kicked her -Clubbed her -Screamed at her